A captured enemy bride, a brother-in-law marriage, and a young woman about to be forced into a marriage she does not want. Three rich and gripping tales of love in one volume. Follow three couples from an ancient world, thrust into unexpected marriages as they learn about their new mates, and find how just how blessed they have been with their surprise choices.
TEMPER THE WIND
Taleh’s city of Minnith has been conquered by the Israelites. As the dead lay everywhere, she is claimed by an Israelite soldier and taken from her land into a new and unfamiliar place, with resentful people, strange laws, and evidence everywhere of her own people’s villainous ways. How can she ever find a place? An RT Book Reviews Top Pick. “This is an extraordinary book. . . . The story is fast-paced, moving, intricate and compelling. Ms Boyd has done her research, and she is a powerful writer.”
HIS BROTHER’S WIFE
Joshua is hiding a guilty secret. He has been in love with his brother’s wife for six long years, always keeping his distance lest he offend his God more than he already has. When his brother dies unexpectedly and the law of brother-in-law marriage goes into effect, he is surprised that he has been granted his deepest desire. He finds out, though, that his brother was not what he thought, and the beautiful wife he has been granted has her own secrets.
A MAN TO MARRY
Miriam had ruined her reputation three years before by chasing after a married man. The villagers have long memories, and her mistake haunts her. When disaster strikes the vineyards, her father needs a wealthy son-in-law so he can start over. She has already met Kemuel, a former slave with no money, but with long-abandoned family land that just might have what Hophni needs, but it is a long walk there and back with no guarantee of success. He has to hurry, because Miriam will be wed to her father’s choice in two weeks.
“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies.” Song of Solomon 6:3
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